Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus
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| Taxonomy |
| Class: Methanococci |
| Order: Methanococcales |
| Family: Methanococcaceae |
| Genus: Methanothermococcus |
| Temperature [°C] |
| Temperature min.: 30 |
| Temperature max.: 70 |
| Temperature optimal min.: 65 |
| Temperature optimal max.: 65 |
| Alcalinity ↷ |
| pH min.: 6 |
| pH max.: 8 |
| pH optimal min.: 6.5 |
| pH optimal max.: 7.5 |
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| Salinity [mol ⋅ dm-3 NaCl] ↷ |
| NaCl min.: 0.22245 |
| NaCl max.: 1.42026 |
| NaCl optimal min.: 0.684463 |
| NaCl optimal max.: 0.684463 |
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| Growth rate ↷ |
| Growth rate: 0.756 |
| Doubling time [h]: 0.917 |
| Morphology ↷ |
| Motility: yes |
| Shape: Irregular cocci |
| Gram reaction: negative |
| Cell surface structures (flagella, pili, fimbriae): present |
| Cell dimensions [μm] ↷ |
| Width min.: 1.5 |
| Width max.: 1.5 |
| Length min.: 1.5 |
| Length max.: 1.5 |
| Environment ↷ |
| Volcanic |
| Description: Sample from the sandy geothermally heated sea floor of the beach at Stufe di Nerone close to Naples (italy), about 3 m away from the shore in about 0.5 m depth. |
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| Strain info ↷ |
| Type strain: SN-1 |
| DSM: DSM-2095 |
| ATTC: ATCC 35097 |
| Other collections: JCM 10549, OCM 138, |
| G+C content: 32.8 |
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| Substrate ↷ |
| H2+CO2: Yes |
| Formate: Yes |
| Acetate: No data |
| Methanol: No data |
| Methylamin: no data |
| Di-methylamin: no data |
| Tri-methylamin: no data |
| CO: No data |
| Ethanol: no data |
| 1-propanol: no data |
| 1-butanol: No data |
| 2-butanol: No data |
| 2-propanol: No data |
| Butanol: No data |
| Cyclopentanol: no data |
| Isobutanol: No data |
| Dimethyl sulfide: no data |
| H2+Methanol: No data |
| Other: no data |
